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William Gerard De Brahm was born on August 2, 1718 in Koblenz, where his father, Johann Phillip von Brahm, served as court musician to the Elector of Triers.1 As a member of the lesser nobility, young De Brahm appears to have secured an excellent early education, the details of which are still to be determined. His adult writings and scientific accomplishments point to a rich and varied background which probably included serious study of classical and modern languages, mathematics, history, geography, literature, biblical literature, philosophy, and most importantly, the bourgeoning experimental sciences which were influencing Europe so profoundly in the wake of the Renaissance (De Vorsey 1971, 1974a).
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De Vorsey, L. (1980). William De Brahm’s “Continuation of the Atlantic Pilot,” an Empirically Supported Eighteenth-century Model of North Atlantic Surface Circulation. In: Sears, M., Merriman, D. (eds) Oceanography: The Past. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-8090-0_65
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